# Accident 19790427025979A: Beech 65A90, Chicago, IL, April 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1979, 10:08 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,405 total, 515 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427025979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. FEATHERED ENGINE. LANDED IN LAKE. FOUND FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEE51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE51), Apr 27, 1979: Beech 65-A90 (N5JR), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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